How To Adjust Your Acoustics for NaturallySpeaking
Dragon NaturallySpeaking's Accuracy Center provides three ways to help your NaturallySpeaking assistant improve your acoustics, and your efficiency, including checking your microphone and launching Accuracy [more…]
Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Everybody makes mistakes, and some people make really big and entertaining mistakes. I made a ton of mistakes with NaturallySpeaking, and probably you’ll make some, too, from time to time. Here’s all I [more…]
Browse the Web Using NaturallySpeaking
Web browsers provide multiple ways to open a web page or to get from one web page to another, as does Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Your first page opens when you start Internet Explorer [more…]
Dictating to NaturallySpeaking But Nothing Happens?
There is a problem if words leave your mouth when you dictate to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, but they don't appear on the screen. Obviously, they must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. Suppose we follow [more…]
Getting Incorrect Results with NaturallySpeaking?
If NaturallySpeaking just doesn’t get it right when you dictate, you’re having what’s called recognition errors or accuracy problems. Now, don’t you feel better, having an official diagnosis of your problem [more…]
Speaking Commands But They Get Typed as Text?
Few things are more frustrating than to select the most important line in your document and say to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, “Italicize That” only to watch the whole line disappear and be replaced with [more…]
Is NaturallySpeaking Inserting Extra Little Words?
Some days, you find your Dragon NaturallySpeaking documents littered with little words like in or to or and. You are sure you didn’t say them. Your NaturallySpeaking assistant just seems to have an overactive [more…]
Dealing with Slow Dictation in NaturallySpeaking?
You dictate something to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and then you wait. How long is it going to take to figure out what you said? Did it even hear you? Should you repeat? Finally, the words show up. [more…]
When NaturallySpeaking Menu Commands Don’t Work
When you give a command to NaturallySpeaking, such as “Click” and nothing happens, the likely problem is that your Use Menus That Are Compatible with Screen Readers check box is unchecked. To check it: [more…]
When Start Doesn’t Start in NaturallySpeaking
When you give the "Start" command to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you say “Start America Online”or “Start Microsoft Works” or “Start Quicken” and the program should open. But what if it doesn't? What’s the [more…]
How to Get Help from the DragonBar
Just like any good software product, Dragon NaturallySpeaking has Help files that are installed with the software. In addition, Nuance Communications has done quite a bit of work on the interface to provide [more…]
Ten Time-Saving Tips for NaturallySpeaking
Sometimes the difference between doing well and just getting by when using new software is a well-placed piece of advice from a wiser and more experienced mentor. Here are ten things you may wish somebody [more…]
Getting to Know the Illustrator CS4 Workspace
The workspace in Adobe Illustrator CS4 helps you create and manage your files and documents using various elements like windows, panels, and tool bars. This diagram shows some tools and where they can [more…]
Tips and Tricks in Illustrator CS4
Knowing a few tricks of the trade will help speed up your work when creating your masterpiece in Adobe Illustrator CS4. Be ready to use these Illustrator tips to make your work easier and save time: [more…]
Illustrator CS4 Selecting and Moving Shortcuts
You can speed up your productivity when working in Adobe Illustrator CS4 by using keyboard shortcuts. Study this list of commands and their keystroke combinations for selecting and moving objects: [more…]
Illustrator CS4 Type Shortcuts
Whether you’re creating simple paragraphs or designing intricate artwork, here a few commands and their keyboard shortcuts (Mac and PC) to easily manipulate type in Adobe Illustrator CS4: [more…]
Evernote's Keyboard Shortcuts for the Mac
Evernote has Mac keyboard shortcut keys to speed up your organization even more. If you're new to the Mac, the Command key has a four-loop symbol, kind of like a clover. [more…]
Evernote's Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows PCs
Evernote handily organizes your information, but you can do it even faster with keyboard shortcuts. Here are some basic Evernote shortcut keys to speed up your organization. [more…]
Evernote For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Increase productivity with Evernote software; it's an easy and efficient way to organize your home, work, or school life. Regardless of the computer or portable device you use, whether Windows or Mac, [more…]
iWork For Dummies Cheat Sheet
In iWork, the basic commands for page layout, charts and tables, and graphic objects are the same for all six iWork applications — Pages, Keynote, and Presentations on Mac and iOS [more…]
Using Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting and Editing
Work quickly when formatting or editing your documents in Scrivener by using the keyboard shortcuts in this table. Want to make some text bold without using the toolbar? Need to find something in the document [more…]
Examining the Scrivener Screen
The Scrivener screen has a few elements to it that might look different if you’re used to a traditional word processor’s screen. The major parts of the Scrivener interface [more…]
Using Scrivener Interface Keyboard Shortcuts
Keep your hands on the keyboard with these Scrivener keyboard shortcuts, all of which allow you to navigate the interface and access helpful project commands. [more…]
Working with Files Using Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts in this table give you quick access to some of Scrivener’s most helpful functions for working with files. Press these button combinations to make file changes, instead of clicking [more…]
Scrivener For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Scrivener is a powerful writing program that lets you write the way you work best, whether that’s in one long, linear document, or a scattering of out-of-order scenes that you eventually knit together. [more…]
